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Eiffel Tower - Thierry Devaux performed a series of acrobatic figures while bungee jumping from the second floor of the tower

Time: Sunday Oct 27, 1991

Place: Paris, France

Details: On 27 October 1991, Thierry Devaux, along with mountain guide Hervé Calvayrac, performed a series of acrobatic figures while bungee jumping from the second floor of the tower. Facing the Champ de Mars, Devaux used an electric winch between figures to go back up to the second floor. When firemen arrived, he stopped after the sixth jump.

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Prince William-Depressed fracture of the skull
Monday Jun 3, 1991 - Reading, England, United Kingdom
Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image
Bosnian War-A Weak Confederation
Thursday Jun 6, 1991 - Croatia
Kremlin, Russia Image
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Russia's President Boris Yeltsin
Wednesday Jun 12, 1991 - Russia
Java
Java (programming language)-Oak
Jun, 1991 - Canada
Joe Biden
Joe Biden-Biden co-taught a seminar on constitutional law at Widener University School of Law
1991 - Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Harald V Image
Harald V-The consecration
Sunday Jun 23, 1991 - Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
Shakira Image
Shakira-Shakira's debut Album
Monday Jun 24, 1991 - Colombia
Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image
Bosnian War-Slovenia and Croatia declared independence
Tuesday Jun 25, 1991 - Croatia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Independence day
Tuesday Jun 25, 1991 - Slovenia
Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank
Croatian War of Independence-Croatia's independence
Tuesday Jun 25, 1991 - Croatia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Yugoslav People's Army's 13th Corps moved towards Slovenia's borders with Italy
Wednesday Jun 26, 1991 - Slovenia
Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank
Croatian War of Independence-Slovenian Independence War
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-a column of tanks and armoured personnel carriers of the YPA 1st Armoured Brigade left heading for the airport at Brnik
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Brnik, Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-A meeting of the Slovene presidency was hastily convened
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Shot down two YPA helicopters
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA nonetheless successfully accomplished much of its military mission
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Further YPA troop movements took place in the early hours
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Metlika, Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The First shot
Thursday Jun 27, 1991 at 02:30:00 PM - Divača, Slovenia
Putin Image
Vladimir Putin-Head of the Committee for External Relations of the Mayor's Office
Friday Jun 28, 1991 - Saint Petersburg, Russia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Rapidly losing ground
Friday Jun 28, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The border crossing at Holmec was captured by Slovenian TO forces
Friday Jun 28, 1991 - Slovenia
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury-Mercury retired to his home
Jun, 1991 - Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Skirmishing continued
Sunday Jun 30, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA's first plan failed
Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA 306th Light Air Defence Artillery Regiment's column retreated
Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Krško, Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The Slovenians successfully captured depots
Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA's ammunition dump caught fire
Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Črni Vrh, Slovenia
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Slovenian TO forces taking over a YPA facility
Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Nova vas, Slovenia
Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image
Bosnian War-The Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement
Jul, 1991 - Serbia
The logo of the Finnish telecommunications company, Nokia Corporation
Nokia-The World's First GSM Call
Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Finland
Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-TO mounted successful attacks on border crossings
Tuesday Jul 2, 1991 - Slovenia
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